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JANUARY 13, 2025
Recently, Lightspeeds Mercedes Bent offered founders some reasons why a VC might ghost a founder. It was a perfectly reasonable explanation that basically boiled down to VCs are busy and theres no upside to hurting your feelings or getting into a debate. The post was met with a bunch of founders responses, mostly from men, that equated a lack of response with disrespect.
Paul G. Silva
JANUARY 9, 2025
Innovative ideas often falter, not because they lack merit but because their adoption stalls. While tools like the Business Model Canvas or Lean Canvas help define business models, they fall short of addressing the challenges of adoption. Enter the Adoption Roadmap , a tool designed to bridge this gap. It provides leaders with a practical, step-by-step guide to drive adoption at every stage of their innovations lifecyclefrom pilot to expansion.
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American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 8, 2025
Two entrepreneurs share their experiences building a strong team followed by an outline of key areas to know. Building a startup is an exhilarating journey, but the road to success is rarely a solo endeavor. While great ideas can be the catalyst for success, the team behind the idea truly drives a startup forward. A well-balanced founding team is critical for laying the business foundation and also navigating the challenges that arise in the early stages.
Founder Bounty
JANUARY 8, 2025
Content creation is essential and almost everyone from hedge fund managers to content creators like mr beast the absolute war online never stops with billions of pieces of content being created on a daily basis. Your content has to stand out. At founderbounty we understand the importance of creating content that turns eyeballs. Our content is informative as well as education from VC-backed founders who have experience in building companies from scratch and helps you navigate the online world thi
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
HPA
JANUARY 8, 2025
Chicago, IL – January 8, 2025 – Hyde Park Angels ( HPA ), a premier early-stage venture capital group specializing in investing through its unique People First model, is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Simple Mills , has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Flowers Foods , Inc. (NYSE: FLO) for $795 m illion in cash.
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Tomasz Tunguz
JANUARY 11, 2025
Despite holding a staggering $370b war chest in 2025, tech giants aren’t racing to acquire companies they’re too busy building their AI empires, one data center at a time. Microsoft hasn’t acquired a company since January 2023. Two of Google’s reported acquisition overtures, Wiz & Hubspot , were scuttled. This focus elsewhere creates an opportunity for mid-market players to lead the M&A wave of 2025.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 8, 2025
Pison’s breakthrough technology is being applied to a range of industries that support neurocognitive health and performance such as baseball. In a world where mental acuity is increasingly recognized as an important part of overall health, Pisons cutting-edge technology is set to redefine how we monitor and enhance cognitive performance. The companys latest breakthrough in AI-powered neural sensing marks a significant leap forward in wearable technology and healthcare innovation.
Forward Cities
JANUARY 9, 2025
Hear from Fay Horwitt, President & CEO of Forward Cities as she reflects on a year defined by growth, innovation, and resilience.
GCUC
JANUARY 14, 2025
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 12, 2025
Korean company SOLUM showcased groundbreaking retail solutions at the NRF 2025 Retail Big Show, held from January 12 to 14, 2025, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
OurCrowd
JANUARY 7, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Pensa Systems, a leading innovator in AI transformation of retail, today announced its partnership with Databricks, the Data and AI company, to offerits Vision AI solution on the Databricks Marketplace. Read more here. The post [Databricks in GlobeNewswire] Pensa Systems partners with Databricks to bring scalable retail shelf AI to customers appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 8, 2025
Pison’s breakthrough technology is being applied to a range of industries that support neurocognitive health and performance such as baseball. In a world where mental acuity is increasingly recognized as an important part of overall health, Pisons cutting-edge technology is set to redefine how we monitor and enhance cognitive performance. The companys latest breakthrough in AI-powered neural sensing marks a significant leap forward in wearable technology and healthcare innovation.
Gust
JANUARY 7, 2025
In less than 12 months, Andrea Bazett transformed her dream of improving human-canine relationships into Pack Animals, a 3,000 sq. ft. dog gym and wellness hub in San Ramon, CAwhere dogs and their humans come to connect, grow, and thrive together. Let's learn about her journey! The post Gust Mission Control Founder Spotlight: Andrea Bazett, Founder of Pack Animals appeared first on Gust.
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Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.
GCUC
JANUARY 10, 2025
GCUC Podcast Recap: Yotam Alroy, Founder of Mindspace Redefining Workspaces: Yotam Alroy and the Mindspace Experience What makes a workspace truly extraordinary? For Yotam Alroy, co-founder of Mindspace, its all about crafting.
AsiaTechDaily
JANUARY 7, 2025
Woori Venture Partners, a South Korean venture capital firm, has made a strategic investment in Xnergy Autonomous Power Technologies, a Singapore-based company in high-power wireless charging solutions The investment will […]
OurCrowd
JANUARY 9, 2025
The post [EquipmentShare in BusinessWire] MidOcean Partners leads $197.5 million structured equity investment in sale-leaseback transaction with EquipmentShare appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 7, 2025
A salesforce survey revealed that AI Agents influenced 19% of holiday purchases, a 6% increase from the prior year. The 2024 holiday shopping season marked a landmark for online retail, with global holiday retail sales surging to a record breaking $1.2 trillion and $282 billion in the United States. However, while retailers celebrated robust sales, high returns by customers could dampen profit margins, with over $122 billion in global returnsa 28% increase compared to last year.
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Mighty Financial specializes in supporting the financial aspirations of small businesses and entrepreneurs. With our comprehensive bookkeeping and precise accounting expertise with decades of experience across diverse financial roles, our team offers tailor-made services ranging from essential bookkeeping to strategic fractional CFO support, catered specifically to the unique challenges of technology companies, startups, and SMEs.
Founder Bounty
JANUARY 7, 2025
As crypto continues to see its bullrun, there are in fact a number of different providers which allow crypto on their platform. Having confirmed this with the below all of them have great pricing, ease of use and are pretty reliable in terms of deliverability. EDITORS CHOICE: Mailerlite 1. Mailerlite One of the best around and continues to grow mailerlite is still one of the best out there, easiest to use and does allow crypto content for its platform. 2.
Hunter Walk
JANUARY 11, 2025
The title was my comment on Hadley’s post below. For most founders my advice is to be tight with capital pre PMF. Not just because you’ll need the money ($$ are oxygen), but because most important (and sustainable) learnings you’ll make during this period are best done if you can’t ‘solve’ them with dollars. Don’t underprice a product just to find market pull – that might mean your customer’s don’t value what you’re solving for th
A Smart Bear: Longform
JANUARY 12, 2025
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OurCrowd
JANUARY 7, 2025
The post [Alloy Therapeutics in BusinessWire] Alloy Therapeutics announces a target specific collaboration and license agreement for use of AntiClastic Antisense Platform with Sanofi appeared first on OurCrowd Blog.
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Lack of digitalization decreases business competitiveness. To thrive, embracing modern solutions becomes essential. The approach to digitalization often aligns with a company's business model. This shift not only boosts productivity but also automates processes and improves security. The tech market offers a wealth of technologies tailored for management, planning, and forecasting, replacing outdated pen-and-paper methods.
American Entrepreneurship
JANUARY 7, 2025
A Salesforce survey revealed that AI Agents influenced 19% of holiday purchases, a 6% increase from the prior year. The 2024 holiday shopping season marked a landmark for online retail, with global holiday retail sales surging to a record breaking $1.2 trillion and $282 billion in the United States. However, while retailers celebrated robust sales, high returns by customers could dampen profit margins, with over $122 billion in global returnsa 28% increase compared to last year.
Berkonomics
JANUARY 9, 2025
Consider your core It is the one skill, process or advantage you have over your competition. Then think of all the things you do to surround that core with people and assets that complete the company and allow you to release your product or perform your service. Dont diminish the effectiveness of AI in your decision. Well discuss that next below. Now consider how many of those surrounding assets and services are necessary for you to perform to protect and grow your core.
Tomasz Tunguz
JANUARY 13, 2025
On Thursday January 30th :at 5:30 Pacific time, Office Hours will host Maggie Hott , GTM Leader at OpenAI. This Office Hours session will be held in person at SHACK15 in San Francisco & is for early-stage founders. Maggie will dive into mistakes founders make building GTM for AI companies ranging from hiring practices to pipeline building & pricing strategiesand provide actionable insights on how to avoid them.
NZ Entrepreneur
JANUARY 13, 2025
Who: Fabric Digital What: SEO, Web Design, Google Ads NZ HQ: Auckland Who do you work with and what key challenges do you help them solve? We work with businesses across New Zealand and Australia, from local Auckland tradies to major household brands. Many clients come to us because their businesses cant be found on Google or arent ranking for important search terms.
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